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*August 19, 2010
*MNDL1008.19

• Turkey Vulture
• Sandhill Crane
• Black-bellied Plover
• Semipalmated Plover
• Spotted Sandpiper
• Solitary Sandpiper
• Greater Yellowlegs
• Lesser Yellowlegs
• Pectoral Sandpiper
• Wilson's Phalarope
• Black Tern
• Barred Owl
• Short-eared Owl
• Red-headed Woodpecker
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Purple Martin
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Tennessee Warbler
• Yellow Warbler
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Northern Cardinal

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 19, 2010
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, August 19, 2010 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

We have had a taste of fall this week and a taste also of the dog days of August with very hot temperatures and thunderstorms, followed by very cool temperatures. The transition has begun, and we see it also in the types of bird sightings that have occurred. Many species are starting to move, and young of many species are very obvious as they learn the skills needed to survive. Flowers are bright with the last blooms of their year.

Susan Olin reported 2 SANDHILL CRANES east of MN 172 just outside of Baudette in Lake of the Woods County on August 14.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported some shorebirds at his Shorebird Park northwest of Lancaster - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and others have visited in recent days. He saw a BARRED OWL by his cabin at Evergreen Acres this week, and many SHORT-EARED OWLS, probably including several families with young owls have been seen in the area. In one mile he observed 12 owls.

Here in Pennington County, on August 15, I had a juvenile NORTHERN CARDINAL pay a visit to the yard. Shelley Steva saw a SHORT-EARED OWL near the intersection of CR 3 and CR 23 on the morning of August 17, and three hours later, a TURKEY VULTURE eating a dead skunk in the same location . Another TURKEY VULTURE was seen about two miles west on CR 3 also.

Sandy Aubol in Polk County reported warblers on August 12 at East Grand Forks. She identified TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER among others, and also saw a PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Russ Wilbur found a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the East Grand Forks campground on August 8.

Bob Williams visited the Twin Valley WTP in Norman County on August 15 where he found a few shorebirds including SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE. BLACK TERNS and PURPLE MARTINS were also seen there.

Thanks to Bob Williams, Larry Wilebski, Russ Wilbur, Sandy Aubol, Shelley Steva, and Susan Olin for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, August 26, 2010.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

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